Editing Breaking Away (section)

==Legacy==
A short-lived television series based on the film, also titled ''[[Breaking Away (TV series)|Breaking Away]]'', aired in 1980–1981 and starred [[Shaun Cassidy]].  Barrie, Haley and Ashton reprised their roles in the prequel series.

The film inspired the song "One for the Cutters" by [[The Hold Steady]], which appeared on their 2008 album ''[[Stay Positive (album)|Stay Positive]]''.

The 1992 [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]'', starring [[Aamir Khan]], has certain similarities to ''Breaking Away''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/we-list-down-7-bollywood-films-inspired-from-hollywood-27295.amp|title=We list down 7 Bollywood films inspired from Hollywood}}</ref> However, the director, [[Mansoor Khan]], stated that he became aware of ''Breaking Away'' only after the likeness had been brought to his attention. Both films have several thematic similarities, including friendship, class barriers, bicycle racing, and parental relationship, but they are distinctly different films, with different narratives, characters, motivations, treatment, and racing rules.<ref>{{cite web|title=Classic Revisited: Aamir Khan's coming-of-age in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/column/classic-revisited-aamir-khans-coming-of-age-in-jo-jeeta-wohi-sikandar/20141113.htm|website=[[Rediff]]|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref>